Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-30

pronlb1tf0n defeat in Tennessee another stay In
Sharp's case, telegraphic dispatches, &C. The
advertisements are classified as follows: Auc-
tion Sales Ladies' Goods Family Supplies, Ed
ucational, Books, Pianos and organs Railroads,
Potomac River Boats, Ocean Steamers, Attorneys,
The Trades Housefurnishings, Wood and Coal,
Financial, Sewing Machines, Medical Dentistry,
Professional, Specialties.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-1nternal rev.
enue, s37s, ls9; customs. s52s,213.
TRYING TO SAVE THE kEARSARGE-Chief Engineer
Harris, OF the bureau OF steam engineering, has
gone to Portsmouth, n. H., to look after the re-
pairs Of the kearsarge and Swatara, with view
to saving the kearSarge from condemnation under
the Copper cent law. A pair Of old-fashioned
engines will be fitted In her. They are smaller
and less powerful than those Which they will re-
place, but IT is expected that they will make the
old null last longer.
Treasury to-day appointed otto Klappenburg to
pe u s. gauger at San Francisco, Cal.
LIGHT OFFERING OF BoNDs.-The Offering OF bonds
to the Government to-day up to 12 O'Clock amount
ed to s49,450, Of which s37,95O were rs, and
$l1 800 were4A'S
THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE "TERRoR THE
president Of the Pneumatic Gun Carriage and Power
Company laid before meeting OF the stockholders
OF the company last evening the acceptance by
secretary Whitney Of the cOmpanys proposition
20 build one S-inch central pivot gun carriage and
NJ out the double turretted monitor ''Terror with
the complete pneumatic SYSTEM covered by the
company's patents for working and loading the
guns, steering, ventilating, and revolving the
turrets, &C. The company ordered the purchase
OF the foreign patents for $50 0O0
ARMY ORDERs.-Additional Second Lieutenants
Francis r. Skunk and Jas. j. Meyler Corps Of En-
gineers, have been ordered to Wiett's Point, New
York, on the expiration of their graduating leaves
mutual application OF the officers concerned, Sec
Ond Lieut.. Chas. p. Elliott, Troop H, 4th Cavalry,
has been ordered to exchange with second Lieut..
X. ID. Walsh, Troop b, 4th Cavalry. Leave OF alb
sence for six months has been granted First Lieut..
Herbert eastman, goth Infantry. The general
cnurt-martial convened at Washington Barracks,
u. C., August 20, 1881, has been dissolved. Second
Lieut. Frank Greene, Signal Corps, now at Dayton,
W. T., has been ordered TO make general inspec-
tlon or Stgnal-Servce stations, and condemn such
property as may be found unserviceable.
NEW NAVAL CApErs.-The following candidates
have been admitted into the Naval Academy as
cadets: j. I. Myers, Georgia; J. C. Breckenridge,
Kentucky; S. I. Sparkman, South Carolina; B. B.
Brierer, Kansas; George H. Shepheard, Wisconsin,
and John ii. Rowen, Pennsylvania.
FREDERICK E. CURTIS has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Coakey. Stafford County, Va.
completed his report and 1t will be ready for pub
licatiOn within few days several very inter-
eSting matters with relation to the administration
OF the land office will be discussed.
COMMISSIONER MoRRIsoNs PENsIoN.-1nter state
Commissioner Morrison has been granted pen
sion at Sl2 per month as soldier in the Mexican
war.
PERsoNAL--Judge Arthur Macarthur, Rear -Ad-
mirals Ammen and Howell. and Civil Engineer
Menocal L. S. Navy, are in New York; A.
Jewell, OF New York. c. F. Lay, of Massachusetts,
and s Alexander phflodalnhta dc
Representatives McAdoO and McComas VIM
W. Bryan, and VIM. Barker and w. Elmore, OF New
New York. and VIM. [. Gregg, OF Philadelphia. are
at WOrmley's.-Leo MattOnl, OF Carlsbad, j. S.
Hopkins, OF Birmingham. VIM. P. Hunt, Of Boston,
Lieut. John H. Rodgers, L. S. n, Wm c. Dick
son and wife, Norfolk, Va, Th0s. B. Van Buren,
Jr:, New York, Hon; Scott Ray. snelbyville, Ind,
p. {. Rosenberg, OF Texas, II. o. Reed OF New
York, II. 4. Asken, OF South Carolina E. w.
X. King, of New Jersey, are at the Metropolitan.
b: +. Weeks, OF Kentucky, c. II. Harfng and
Geo BENJAMIN; of New York. s; B: Robbins aud
+. E. Ward, OF Connecticut, and L. Z. Lppincot.
Oh fnlladelpma, are at the National.
Appointments by the President.
The President has appointed Henry BOIL, OF
Marietta, Ohio, to be receiver of public moneys at
Buffalo, Wyo., and Alex. B. Webb, of Missouri, to
be United States consul at Manila. The present
postmasters at the following named Offices which
become Presidential on October l. have been re-
appointed by the President: Bentonville, Ark.
Anaheim, CAL, Arcata, Cal, Glenwood Springs
Colo. Manitou Springs, Colo, Colchester, Conn,
East Hampton, Conn.,, ST. Charles, ILL.,, Wyoming.
ILL.,, Bourbob, Ind, Hammond, Ind, Foxcroft, Me-,
Georgetown, Mass, Manchester, Mass, Alma,
Mich, Charievoix, Mich, Norway, Mich, Plymouth,
M1ch., Nelson, Neb., Bay Shore, n. Y Port JefYer.
son, n. y, La Grande, Oreg., ArmOurdale, Kan,
Colby, Kan, Greensburg, Kan, Mead Center, Kan,
Ness City, Kan, Smith CENTER. Kan, syracuse,
Pa, Texarkana, Tex, johnson City, Tenn, Man.
chester, Va, Pocahontas, Va. The President has
also appointed Lucy n. Horton postmaster at
North East, Pa, vice Isaac Horton, deceased.